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KENNY SHARRETTS DRUM BLOG
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GOT WRINKLES IN YOUR BASS DRUM HEADS TO CONTROL THE TONE? DO THIS INSTEAD!
Today I'm blogging about a tuning topic that will be discussed via a multi part blog, with video examples to help you understand how to...
kennysharretts
Feb 3, 202212 min read


UNRAVELING THE MYSTERY OF TENSION PLANES, AND MICRO TURNS WHEN TUNING DRUMS
Hello everyone. Here’s a quick discussion on a topic I encounter in EVERY tuning lesson I do, so I figured it is a worth a short blog for my members. The topic is based upon these questions. “Have you ever tried tuning up a drum when it’s really loose or really tight, and it doesn’t seem to change pitch that quickly?”, “Have you ever had a drum that you tried to tune down just a little, but it dropped in pitch quickly, and basically came unraveled with only a small set of tur
kennysharretts
Sep 12, 20217 min read


THE ULTIMATE PUNK ROCK FLOOR TOM
Hello everyone. Pro Drum Tech, Drummer, and YouTube Educator, Kenny Sharretts blogging to you from The 2019 Elvis Costello/Blondie Summer Tour with a quick tuning tip blog on how to get the “Ultimate Punk Rock /New Wave Floor Tom” Sound.
kennysharretts
Jul 1, 20212 min read


UNRAVELING THE FALSE MYTHS OF DRUM MUFFLING AND MOON GELS
Hello to my blog readers. Today I’m writing on a subject that I receive a lot of DM questions about, and I also read a lot of smack talk about amongst drummers in online forums who stand by their opinions on either side of the matter. That matter is drum muffling. Since I just did a video for RTOM for Sweetwater’s Gear Fest 2020 discussing when, how, and why to use moon gels I figured this was a perfect time for a blog on the topic. In fact I will use “moon gels” as my catch
kennysharretts
Jul 1, 20218 min read
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